Cahalane

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cathal. Compare Callan.

Proper noun

Cahalane (plural Cahalanes)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cahalane is the 56195^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 364 individuals. Cahalane is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cahalane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.